Fellow classmates at The Crossing in Kokomo mourned the loss of Lemarcus McGraw, who police say was fatally shot after a drug deal gone wrong. (Provided Photo via WISH-TV)

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH/WLFI) — A 17-year-old from Kokomo is dead after what police believe was a drug deal gone wrong. Now, students at The Crossing are mourning the loss of their classmate, Lemarcus McGraw.

On Monday, McGraw’s mother, Kaynia Hendrix, visited The Crossing — an alternative school in Kokomo. She urged students to avoid the kind of decisions that killed her son and landed another young man in jail.